Edexcel M4 Specimen — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM4 (Mechanics 4)
SessionSpecimen
TopicVariable Force

  1. A particle \(P\) of mass 2 kg moves in a straight line along a smooth horizontal plane. The only horizontal force acting on \(P\) is a resistance of magnitude \(4 v \mathrm {~N}\), where \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) is its speed. At time \(t = 0 \mathrm {~s} , P\) has a speed of \(5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). Find \(v\) in terms of \(t\).
    (6)
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\end{figure} A girl swims in still water at \(1 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). She swims across a river which is 336 m wide and is flowing at \(0.6 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). She sets off from a point \(A\) on one bank and lands at a point \(B\), which is directly opposite \(A\), on the other bank as shown in Fig. 1. Find
  1. the direction, relative to the earth, in which she swims,
  2. the time that she takes to cross the river.